Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts (2015)
Artist, anarchist, drop-out, paperless immigrant: Giovanni Segantini was all of this. He created, usually under the open sky, monumental, idealized alpine landscapes. In the course of his lifetime, he climbed ever higher in search of more light, finally dying at 41 in an Engadin alpine hut at 2700m. The film offers insight into his difficult childhood and boyhood, shares his inner processes and crises as a painter, as well as his contradictory dealings with motherly love and eroticism – and ultimately his desperate struggle against death…
Director: Christian Labhart
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Cast
- Bruno Ganz - Voice of Segantini
- Mona Petri
Country: Switzerland
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
art
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More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts about?
- Artist, anarchist, drop-out, paperless immigrant: Giovanni Segantini was all of this. He created, usually under the open sky, monumental, idealized alpine landscapes. In the course of his lifetime, he climbed ever higher in search of more light, finally dying at 41 in an Engadin alpine hut at 2700m. The film offers insight into his difficult childhood and boyhood, shares his inner processes and crises as a painter, as well as his contradictory dealings with motherly love and eroticism – and ultimately his desperate struggle against death…
- Who directed Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts?
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts was directed by Christian Labhart.
- Who stars in Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts?
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts stars Bruno Ganz, Mona Petri.
- What genre is Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts?
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts is a Documentary film.
- Where was Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts produced?
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts was produced in Switzerland.